Cook County Business
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Northrop Grumman drops commercial satellite plansMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Northrop Grumman Corp., the third- largest U.S. defense company, told the Federal Communications Commission it's dropping plans for a commercial-satellite system because...
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Illinois Tool CEO got $9.6M pay packageMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH -- Illinois Tool Works Inc.'s chief executive received compensation valued at $9.6 million in 2008, a 10 percent increase from the previous year, despite weak...
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Johnson Controls to cut jobs, close 10 plantsMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - MILWAUKEE -- Johnson Controls Inc. said Friday it will cut jobs and close 10 manufacturing plants as part of a restructuring effort that it said will cost between $200 m...
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Suburban women find success with InnobabyMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - An idea that originated at a play group where two suburban moms went to socialize has grown into a booming business. Like moms at most of these gatherings, Kristen Min a...
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Skokie nut company recalls pistachio productsMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A local nut company is voluntarily recalling four products containing shelled pistachios due to a possible salmonella contamination. Officials with the Georgia Nut Compa...
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Schaumburg Hyatt completes $32 million renovationMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - SCHAUMBURG -- Hyatt Regency Woodfield recently completed a 12-month, $32 million renovation featuring a fresh, modern redesign as well as upscale services and amenities....
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Recession slows McDonald's Latin America salesMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp.'s sales growth in Latin America will slow this year as the recession curbs diners' appetites for Big Macs and Happy Meals, the region's largest franchis...
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Navistar lays off 170 in Arkansas bus plantMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - CONWAY, Ark. -- A school bus plant owned by Warrenville-based Navistar has laid off 170 more workers in Arkansas. The cuts some after the IC Corp. plant laid off 300 wor...
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Wheeling restaurant closes for renovationMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Wheeling's Osteria di Tramonto at the Westin Chicago North Shore hotel, 601 N. Milwaukee Ave., has closed and is undergoing a concept change, according to Dan Egan, Dire...
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Glen Ellyn's AliKat offers unique gifts for all occasionsMar 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Originally published Oct. 20, 2006 The owner of AliKat in Glen Ellyn believes the new shop fills a niche in the community by offering an array of fun, unusual gifts...